A DUP minister has said the redevelopment of Casement Park is because of a funding gap and not because he is at the helm of the department. Communities minister Gordon Lyons said there were delays ...

The father and stepmother of Sara Sharif have lost their Court of Appeal bids to reduce the minimum terms of their life sentences for the 10-year-old’s murder. Urfan Sharif and Beinash Batool were ...

Lydia Mugambe, 49, took advantage of her status over her victim in the ‘most egregious way’, prosecutors said.

An officer from the National Crime Agency (NCA) has been charged after the alleged theft of Bitcoin. Paul Chowles, 42, from Bristol, is charged with 15 offences relating to the alleged theft of 50 ...

The Prime Minister denied Britain would be ‘returning to austerity’ under the changes but said the cost of benefits was ...

Reports emerged last week that ministers had cut all funding for Tell Mama, a non-governmental organisation that monitors anti-Muslim hate incidents.

Syria’s interim president signed a temporary constitution on Thursday that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years during a transitional phase. The nation’s interim rulers have struggled ...

Turf wars and redundancies could negatively impact frontline NHS staff, the Commons heard, as MPs raised concerns over the ...

John Swinney is having talks on Thursday with Eric Trump, the executive vice-president of the Trump Organisation – which has two golf resorts in Scotland. A spokesman for Mr Swinney refused to give ...

It is important that Northern Ireland does not become “collateral damage” in any trade war between the US and EU, its deputy First Minister said. Emma Little-Pengelly said the region was in “a tricky ...

Scottish Water staff are to take strike action later this month after pay talks broke down, with a union accusing the company of “gaslighting workers”.

The decision to cut the winter fuel payment will be “tainted” if the UK Government is found not to have properly assessed its impact on vulnerable people, a court has heard.